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de-Americanize

de-Americanize verb: to remove American influence or render less American.

Verb

de-Americanize (third-person singular simple present de-Americanizes, present participle de-Americanizing, simple past and past participle de-Americanized)

  1. (ambitransitive) To remove American influence or render less American.
    Antonyms:
    Americanize

Antonyms of de-Americanize

Forms of de-Americanize

third-person singular presentde-Americanizes
present participlede-Americanizing
past participlede-Americanized
pastde-Americanized

Origin of de-Americanize

From de- + Americanize.

Words formed from de-Americanize

Questions about de-Americanize

What does de-Americanize mean?
De-Americanize means to remove American influence or render less American.
What part of speech is de-Americanize?
De-Americanize is a verb.
What is the past tense of de-Americanize?
The past tense of de-Americanize is de-Americanized.

Words near de-Americanize in the dictionary

  1. de-allergize
  2. de-allergized
  3. de-allergizes
  4. de-allergizing
  5. de-Americanization
  6. de-Americanize
  7. de-Americanized
  8. de-Americanizes
  9. de-Americanizing
  10. de-animalise
  11. de-animalised

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